High school highlights: LCA dominates Lafayette; Scott County clips Henry Clay

A top-10 matchup that looked like a coin-flip on paper turned into a bit of a rout in reality as the triple-tower attack of Kyle Rode, Austin Hall and Carter Hendrickson helped host Lexington Christian knock off Lafayette 71-56 on Friday night.

The Eagles, ranked No. 7 in the latest Dave Cantrall ratings, dominated the paint. They outrebounded the sixth-ranked Generals 34-21 and led by as much as 24 points before Lafayette made a couple of late runs.

The Generals twice cut LCA’s lead to eight, the last time on a three-pointer by Ray Surratt with 2:51 to play, but Hendrickson slammed the door as the clock wound under two minutes. Trailing a fast break, the senior forward’s put-back dunk gave the Eagles a 67-56 lead. Then Hendrickson swiped a steal in the paint and started another successful fast break. He came up with another steal two possessions later.

Hendrickson finished with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals. Rode had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds and added four blocks. Hall had a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds. LCA (19-6) shot 55.8 percent from the field as a team. The Eagles have won 12 straight since a road loss to Lexington Catholic on Jan. 2.

TeAndre Newcomb and Surratt led Lafayette (16-6) with 11 points each. The loss snapped a three-game win streak by the Generals.

Scott County 73, Henry Clay 65: The No. 1-ranked Cardinals struggled to put away a feisty Henry Clay squad, leading the No. 21 Blue Devils by just three points heading into the fourth quarter. But behind a double-double by big-man Michael Moreno, the host Cardinals reeled off their 15th straight win.

Henry Clay (13-10) got within one point at 59-58 with 4:29 to play but never took the lead in the fourth quarter. Moreno finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for Scott County (23-1). Marquez Warrick led Henry Clay with 19 points but committed half of the Blue Devils’ 16 turnovers. Keaston Brown had 16 points and Andreus Green added 11 in the loss.

Bryan Station 79, Frankfort 58: Eric Boone’s monster night helped Bryan Station ease the sting of this week’s 40-point rout at Scott County as the Defenders dominated the host Panthers on Friday.

Boone scored a game-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting and pulled down 16 rebounds. Terrance Clayton-Murphy added 16 points and six assists for Station (19-4). Myles Morones and James Lindsay each pitched in 11 points.

Tomaz Donaldson and DaJuan Davis scored 12 points apiece for Frankfort (10-11), which completed its first regular-season sweep of the 41st District since 2001-02 last Friday with an overtime win at Woodford County.

West Jessamine 78, East Jessamine 55: Dalton Bruner scored a game-high 23 points to lead the visiting Colts past their cross-county rivals. Skyler Cannady chipped in 14 points for West Jessamine (13-7). Ben Thompson had a team-best 20 for East Jessamine (10-6).

Girls’ games

Sacred Heart 59, Campbell County 58: In a matchup that lived up to its billing according to the latest Cantrall ratings, No. 1 Sacred Heart edged No. 2 Campbell County behind Grace Berger’s double-double and Erin Toller’s ice-in-the-veins free throw shooting.

The host Valkyries trailed by one point when Toller was fouled with eight seconds to play. She sank both foul shots for the win.

Berger had game-highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Toller finished with 12 points for Sacred Heart (20-5), which won for the sixth time in a row. Taylor Clos had 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting for the Camels (23-3), whose three losses have come by a combined five points.

Lexington Catholic 42, Lexington Christian 20: Jay Ballard scored 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting as the visiting Knights routed the Eagles for the second time this season. Ashley Frebis contributed eight points, a game-high seven rebounds and three steals in the win. Bethany Selby and Grace Combs led LCA with six points each.

Henry Clay 61, Paul Dunbar 55: The host Blue Devils avenged a 15-point January loss to the Bulldogs behind Kiya Thompson’s game-high 23 points. Henry Clay (15-10) has now won three of four. Peyton Humphreys led Dunbar (14-9) with 17.

Scott County 75, Boone County 48: Four players hit double figures as the visiting Cardinals blew past the Rebels. With the game tied at 15-15 after one quarter, Scott County outscored Boone County 42-14 over the next two. Juliette Smith led the Cardinals with 18 points. Malea Williams scored 16 points off the bench, hitting seven of nine field goals for Scott County (23-2), which has won 13 straight.

Tessa Gieske led Boone County (7-16) with 16 points and five rebounds.

Franklin County 62, Bullitt East 49: Josie Thacker’s hot-shooting led the host Flyers past the Chargers. Thacker nailed six of nine shots from the field, including five of seven three-pointers, for a game-high 17 points. Emily Jordan had 16 points and Jasmine Simpson flirted with a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Franklin County (14-10) won the rebound battle 45-30. Lexi Taylor scored a team-high 11 points for Bullitt East (12-9).

Conner 51, Lafayette 36: Maddie Burcham had a game-high 18 points and six rebounds as the host Cougars handed the Generals their second loss in three games. Conner (16-7) forced 23 turnovers and its bench outscored Lafayette (19-7) 13-0.

Caroline Bennett was the only General to hit double figures, scoring 14 points.

This story was originally published February 2, 2018 at 10:57 PM with the headline "High school highlights: LCA dominates Lafayette; Scott County clips Henry Clay."